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Cycling has become an up and coming sport for Americans during the last two decades. Many American professionals, including Lance Armstrong, Greg Lemond, and George Hincapie, have done wonders for growing the sport of cycling in America. They have inspired many juniors to get on their bike and ride in hopes of maybe participating in the most competitive cycling event in the world, the Tour De France.

Training to ride your bike fast will not only increase your cycling pleasure and improve your overall skills; it will also increase your general fitness level. Cycling for fitness should include speed training in your training plans. Don't start speed training until you have built a good fitness level. Look at your fitness like a pyramid. The broader the base the greater peaks you will reach.

Cycling in France is a way of life. It is not for nothing that the world's greatest cycling event takes place in France. French people love cycling and not just as a sport, but as the leisure activity par excellence.

Cycling regularly is one of the best physical activities you can do to greatly reduce the risk of health problems. It is healthy, low-impact form of exercise that could be enjoyed by people of all ages.